Robots can be finicky learners. Historically, they've required precise, step-by-step directions to complete basic tasks, and tend to call it quits when things go off-script, like after dropping a tool ...

Instead of designing a humanoid robot with AI reasoning and neural networks, you can just teach it yourself. Researchers at Stanford University developed a robot that can imitate what you’re doing in ...

Scientists have discovered how to build robots out of rice paper, opening up brand new possibilities for robotic applications. A team from the University of Bristol discovered that the same ingredient ...

Gen AI models aren’t just good for creating pictures—they can be fine-tuned to generate useful robot training data, too. Generative AI models can produce images in response to prompts within seconds, ...

A robot can design, build and test objects made from folded paper, such as planes or grippers, better than a human if given the same number of attempts. Robotic laboratories can test and design ...

A new 3D printing technique can create paper-thin "magnetic muscles," which can be applied to origami structures to make them move.

This weekend, the New York Times unveiled a new science feature: a virtual robot to play rock-paper-scissors with. And the Wire (well, maybe some of us more than others) is having trouble beating it ...

In 2012, Amazon workers had to walk 10 miles a day collecting goods from all parts of the warehouse and bring them back to their stations. Now, in 2025, goods come to them. ‘All they have to do is ...